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Egan Model

Counseling and the Egan *****: A Case Study

Part A While I apply many of the techniques and tools which are common to ***** Egan model, ***** believe that my approach to counseling is somewhat of an eclectic mix of several different styles, applied as ***** necessary to the client that I am meeting at the time. I do not believe that *****re is one-size-fits all approach ***** counseling and that it ***** possible to apply the tenants of any one counseling program to every patient. This class has shown me that there is a*****her very good tool for me in my counseling ********** and ***** is the Egan *****. ***** believe that ***** model of counseling is based upon several ***** schools ***** thought.

***** previously stated, I plan to use ***** Egan model, especi*****y in that ***** who has relatively good insight and needs some help finding their way in solv*****g their problems and finding new opportunities for themselves. Th***** is directly in line with Egan's basic theories as noted in "********** Skilled Helper." I find that Egan is ***** helpful, especially in those *****s ***** have lost sight of clear goals in ***** lives, since the Egan model bases ***** ***** its tools on the empowerment of ***** individual. This model will also be very helpful in the times ***** which I am helping the client make difficult decisions, such as moving on from a difficult or unfruitful relati*****ship ***** changing a job. I will use this tool in order to help people discover what is important to them in their lives, making sure that I ***** leading them and not telling them. I think the ***** model is particularly helpful in clients who are still in the early stages ***** personality development, ***** younger people. The Egan model helps the patient work on th*****gs that ***** in the ***** recent p*****t or in the present. It is ***** a tool f***** someone in great trauma, but instead gives ***** relatively psychologically intact client a map to move *****ward ***** goals. I like the fact that it has been stated that the Egan ***** and the mentoring role are not synonymous, ***** rather the Egan model can be used in many different situations, some of ***** have nothing to do with ***** at all. Again, I realize th***** the Egan model is generally the most effective when I comply with the core values ***** addressing ***** client with respect, empathy ***** of course very active listening.

The Egan model is not the only tool that I use in my counseling practice. As the Hutchens ***** itself describes, there is no one single style of counseling that ***** enough ***** the therapist is assisting the wide range of *****s which we may expect to see in our every day *****s. Hutchens' "***************" model is another good tool ***** I ***** ***** in my practice. I agree with Hutchens in that not only is therapy a corrective